Blanket-grip.



G. ROSS, JB.. BLANKBT GRIP.

APPLICATION Hmm s321225. 190e.

927,286. PatentedY July 6,1909.

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CHARLES ROSS, JR., OF MAGETOWN, NEAR DUNEDIN, NEW ZEALAND.

BLANKE T- GRIP.

No. eer/,esa

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 25, 1908.

Patented July 6, 1909.

Serial No. 454,789.

.To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that l, Cuantas ltoss, Jr., a subject of lilis Majesty theKing of Great Britain, residing at Macetown, near the cityv of Dunedin,in the lritish .Dominion of New Zealand, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Blanket-Grips, of which the li'ollowing is aspecification. u

This invention relates to blanket grips; and has for its object toprovide a simple, cheap and eilllcient device i'or attachment to thei'rame of a bed or mattress for the purpose of gripping blankets orother bed covers and prevent their removal or accidentally falling oif.

To this end the invention comprises a gripping device preferablyoperated by resilient means to grip the blanket between itself and thebed frame, a supplementary hinged grip being provided to cooperate withthe main grip for producing a more secure holding device.

lilith these and other objects in view the invention consists of theconstruction,com bination and arrangement of parts, herein afterdescribed. and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, inwhich,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved grip mounted on a woodenbase Jlate; Fig. 2, an edge view oit the same with a blanket shown :inposition and held by the gripping device; 3, a front elevation of thebase plate for the gripping device made oi metal, the spring and clipswhich are simin lar to those in Fig. l, being omitted, and; Fig. d,represents an edge view of the same with a modiilied form of grippingdevice attached thereto.

Similar reference letters are used 'for the same parts in all of theiigures.

In the drawing, A represents a part oil' a bed or mattress frame onwhich are 'fastened one or more base plates B, by means ol.' a screw C,and held from turning by pins ll., where said base plates are made ofwood, as in Figs. 1 and 2,but if made of metal, as in Figs. 3 and 4, anarm integral therewith extends below and on the inside of the bed frameA to support a thumb screw C1, which on being turned in the properdirection bears against the inside of said 'f1-ame. The metal frame B isprovided. on its inner face with )ins H which enter the outer surface ofthe bed trame, when the frame B1 is tigl'itened by the screws C1. Thesepins hold said base plate from turning.

Pivotally mounted on the base plate B is a clip lll, preferably formedof wire, said clip having an elongated head parallel with the bed iframeA and dependiiiig parallel arms E2 joined by a cross bar llll passingthrough bearings, such as staples lllL driven into the base plate B,Surrounding the cross-bar E3 is a coiled spring l), one end oil.' whichbears against the base plate B, while its other end exteinls uiiivmrdlyand engages one arm. E2 of the clip lil, tending at all times to movesaid clip vtoward the bed frame A. For convenience in retracting theframe E, a handle El is hinged thereto which may be grasped by the handand drawn outwardly against torsional action. o'f the spring l) when ablanket G is to be inserted or released from the device. rhe elongatedhead of the clip E projects above the bz so plate l and is bent inwardlytoward the bed frame A as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

A supplemental clip F of approximately U-shape extends across the baseplate B near its upper end. The sides or arms of said clip projectupwardly above the top of said base plate and are hinged to the sideedges of the same. ln operation, after a bed has been spread the handlelill is grasped and the clip E drawn away from the bed, said cliprocking in the staples E4 and tensioning the spring l). The edge of theblanket Cr :is drawn over the supplemental clip F and folded under thebottom bar F, thus placing the edge of said blanket between the clip'll1 and the outer side of the base plate li. 'lhc clip E is newreleased and .is forced by the spring l) toward the bed, which actioncauses the blanket to be clamped between. the arms E2 of the clip andthe supplemental clip ll and between the latter and base plate B. Theinwardly bent head of the clip projects over the simplemental clip and,by reason of its inclination, forces said blanket into the opening ofsaid head, thus tightly clamping `the edge of the blanket againstaccidental reilnoval or falling oil the bed. lt is to be understood thata bed will usually be supplied with a number of these devices on eachside and if desired at the foot.

A modified form of the clip is represented in Fig. il. .ln thiscase thearms lll of said clip, are in a substantially verticalv position, whilethe head thereof stands perpendicular to the arms and projects a shortdistance over the frame e et the bed. Pivotally supported to the head Eabove the bed frame A is a supplemental clip F1, which when not in userests against the outer corner of the bed frame A, as shown in Fig. 4.In this instance the edge of the blanket is secured in the clip bypassing it between the bed frame A and the supplemental clip F1 and thenfolding it around the lower end of said clip on the inner side of thearms E2 of clip E. In either case any effort to remove the blanket willbe resisted by the binding or gripping action of the clips, where saidblanket is folded over the same.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

l. A blanket grip comprising a base plate, a clip pivoted thereon andhaving its head bent or inclined inwardly, resilient means tending atall times to press said clip into operative position, and asupplementary clip pivotally mounted on any suitable part of the gripand adapted to cooperate with the main clip for gripping the edge of theblanket.

2. A blanket grip comprising a base plate adapted to be secured on theside of a bed frame, a hinged clip mounted thereon and having alaterally elongated open head to receive a fold of the blanket, saidhead being bent or inclined to extend over the upper end of said baseplate and adapted to swing bent or inclined to extend over the upper endf of said base plate and provided with vertically disposed armsconnected at their lower ends by a cross bar, a coiled springsurrounding said cross bar and bearing at one end against said plate andat its opposite end against one or' the arms of said clip, a supplemental clip pivotally connected to the sides of said base plate near thetop and extended across the front of the saine, and a swinging handlemounted on the spring actuated clip.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

CHARLES ROSS, JUNR. Witnesses I-IENTON MACAULAY DAvEY, FREDERICK RANDALLDUNsFoRD.

